The following should be cut and pasted, or cut and posted, at the end of every electronics manufacturing line, every warehouse, every distribution center, and even every executive suite. It is a list of the eight most common bad outcomes that can occur from labeling errors, and is derived from more than two decades of…
DetailsFuture Electronics, a world class leader and innovator in the distribution and marketing of electronic components, is pleased to announce a new global distribution partnership with Adesto Technologies. Adesto delivers industry leading DataFlash® and Serial Flash, in addition to Next Generation Ultra Low Power CBRAM® Non-Volatile Memory Solutions. “We are delighted to engage with Adesto…
DetailsThe element14 Community has selected 15 engineers from around the world to take part in its “In the Air” design challenge, an initiative to develop pollution measurement applications inspired by the Internet of Things movement. In partnership with Cisco Systems, Texas Instruments (TI), Wurth Elektronik, The Eclipse Foundation, Sierra Wireless and Keysight Technologies, element14’s challengers…
DetailsArrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today announced thatPeter S. Brown is retiring from his position as senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary. Mr. Brown held this position since 2001 when he joined Arrow from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. “Peter has served as a trusted advisor to me, the Board of Directors, and the company.…
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I’m still processing much of the material that was covered at the ECIA Executive Conference, Living Connected, earlier this week. But since today is Halloween, I thought I’d cover a few of the things I found a little scary during the conference. Some people now consider it necessary to record their surroundings, their locations and…
DetailsSunnyvale, Calif. — Spansion Inc. has expanded its Traveo microcontroller (MCU) family aimed at human machine interfaces (HMI) in automotive dashboards. Spansion is integrating its HyperBus interface with its ARM Cortex-R5-based embedded Traveo MCU for the first time, enabling seamless connections with HyperBus memories, including Spansion HyperFlash memory, to simplify design and provide faster performance in…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. — Altera Corporation has announced nine new Altera Enpirion power system-on-chip (PowerSoC) devices that fully comply with the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC-Q100) qualification standard temperature grade 2, a critical stress test qualification for automotive integrated circuits (ICs). The Altera Enpirion PowerSoCs offer up to 96 percent peak efficiency and can be used in…
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San Jose, Calif. — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has expanded its automotive line with an automotive infotainment companion chip that supports high-resolution multimedia (audio, video) and camera connectivity for next-generation applications in the connected car. The TC358791XBG automotive companion chip supports the latest automotive Gigabit Ethernet AVB standard for a wide range of applications, such…
DetailsMolex Incorporated announced today that it has received a 2014 Chicago Innovation Award for developing the connector system that brings electrical connectivity to the Dow Chemical Company’s POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingles. The Molex Interconnect System helped enable Dow to deliver its groundbreaking new solar roofing solution to residential consumers across the country and in Canada. The…
DetailsFuture Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, won top honors in the “Best Sales Tools – Sales Incentive Campaign” category and earned the distinction of “Best in Show” for its ST Car promotion during the advertising awards ceremony at the Electronic Components Industry Association’s Executive Conference held earlier this week in Chicago. The…
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